Just completed, oil, each, 30 x 24. I first painted these two when they were barely more than toddlers and now they have become these lovely talented teenagers.

These paintings are an example of portraits created as a diptych - they are designed with contiguous backgrounds and a consistent light source, so that they could actually be framed in a single frame. Yet separately, each can be taken to each child's respective home when they're grown, beginning their own heirloom traditions.

Diane and Andy, thank you for entrusting me with this commission!

December 2013, Artists' Magazine: Painting Eyeglasses

This month, Artists' Magazine published my tutorial on how to paint eyeglasses. Although written primarily for other artists, it also highlights important considerations in commissioning a portrait when the subject wears glasses.

Eyeglass styles change dramatically over time,just like fashion, and including a subject actually wearing them dates a portrait just as much those leisure suits! A good alternative is for you to casually hold them - it adds a design element to the painting, and give you something to do with your hands!

David Austin: Secret's Out!

Just finished and just sold! These fragrant little blooms kept me happy all the while I painted them. Oil, 10 x 8.